PelAC has issued a response to the release of the European Commission’s ‘CFP Package’ and has submitted its recommendation for consideration
The Pelagic Advisory Council (PelAC) has issued a response to the release of the European Commission’s ‘CFP Package’ from 21 February 2023 and has submitted its response for consideration to the Scheveningen Group, the North Western Waters MS Regional Group and the South Western Waters MS Regional Group.
After being endorsed unanimously by the Executive Committee, PelAC states:
“The Pelagic Advisory Council (PelAC) wishes to comment on the Commission’s CFP Package published on 21 February 2023. Under the auspices of the Executive Committee, the PelAC has set up a CFP Package Focus Group, specifically to discuss the documents between the members of the PelAC. The Focus Group met online on 10 May 2023 to discuss the three documents relevant to the PelAC (the communication on the CFP, the Marine Action Plan and the initiative on Energy Transition) and to develop an agreed response. This recommendation is the result of this interaction.
The PelAC submits its unanimous views taking a pelagic fisheries perspective. As such, the response is based on a selection of sections and actions in the documents, deemed most relevant for pelagic stocks that fall under remit of the PelAC. The PelAC hopes that this advice will help to inform the Member States on the further implementation of the actions set out in the documents and provide material for further reflections.
Further to these recommendations, the PelAC refers to its letter (reference 2223PAC71) submitted to the Commission on 23 May 2023 in relation to the stakeholder event on Energy Transition planned for 16 June 2023, for additional consideration to the comments issued below on the Initiative on Energy.”